The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO) is requesting the submission of proposals from interested web design and development agencies to modernize and redesign our website, logo, and the portals through which our members, public and non-profit sector connect to our services and programs. Currently we have multiple websites that we would like to bring …
By Scott Lundell If Everyone Did It’s International Volunteer Day. A day to reflect and celebrate the voluntary contributions of the wonderful humans who improve the quality of life for others. From the scarf knitters to the board members. From the event planners to the litter collectors. From the soup servers to the coaches. There …
By Edmonton Community Foundation A concern for charities! The Federal government has proposed troubling legislation. In its enthusiasm to ensure that wealthy Canadians pay taxes, changes have been proposed to how “alternative minimum tax” (“AMT”) is calculated. For many “AMT” is a mystery because, in most cases, it has no impact on what taxes a …
By Scott Lundell November 5th marks International Volunteer Managers Day. It’s a day set aside to recognize and appreciate those who nurture the backbone of many organizations – their volunteers. Volunteerism, as we’ve known it, is in decline across the globe. This is not a new trend, but it was accelerated by the pandemic. And …
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By Kerry Sitcheron With the unprecedented demand for services, social impacts of the COVID-19 pandemic, natural disasters, and even increasing inflation, non-profit organizations are feeling the pinch and thinking now, more than ever, about the long-term resilience of their organizations. Resilience is the ability to withstand adverse conditions while still delivering services and meeting the …
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By Kerry Sitcheron Leslie Allen, Executive Director—WIN House, and ECVO Mentor For many non-profit leaders, Randy Newman’s song “Lonely at the Top” rings true. Beyond feelings of isolation, non-profit executive directors often find themselves navigating challenging work situations, including teetering on the brink of burnout just to keep the organization sustained, having multiple roles, …
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Creating a more gender-inclusive workplace Pride is an occasion dedicated to celebrating, commemorating and recognizing the lesbian, gay, bisexual, transgender, queer, questioning, intersex, pansexual, and two-spirit (2SLGBTQ2+) communities. With the City of Edmonton celebrating Pride in August this year, ECVO took the opportunity to connect with our human resources director, Katie Whittingham, to discuss how …
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By Isca Irangwe, ECVO Communications Summer Student On August 3, the Edmonton Local Immigration Partnership (ELIP) hosted an Intercultural Community Gathering for community organizations and groups in Edmonton’s immigration and settlement ecosystem to participate in a full-day in-person gathering. The event offered an incredible opportunity for ELIP members to meet in-person for the first …
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The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations (ECVO) is seeking an artist/communicator or collective of artists/communicators to support us to tell the stories about our organization and the work we do in creative ways. Deadline to submit a proposal has been extended. The deadline is now September 11, 2023, at 5 p.m. MT. More details, including …
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The Edmonton Chamber of Voluntary Organizations is seeking a consultant to engage with grassroots senior-serving and ethnocultural non-profit organizations in the Edmonton area on the development of what a shared services business support model should include and the development of a business model. Deadline to submit a proposal is August 1, 2023, at 5 p.m. …
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